How will they live in their apartments with everything constantly tilting over? They’re going to need to nail all the furniture to the floor.
Well I think you’re in good shape here & the results might be even more dramatic that your original vision - the spotlight effect on the ESB while the others are in shadow is very compelling!
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An actual “update” regarding these.
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there’s some uncanny valley going on in those photos. Maybe AI enhancement or good ol fashion photo editing. The windows in particular feel faked with those reflections.
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The first photo, it is another skyline image inserted into the windows of the towers. BUT they forgot to reverse the shot, and the shot is a sunset photo taken from the one of the buildings.
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Two more images have the same issue
The image with the Empire State Building centered, the background should be higher.
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That’s the Chrysler building
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Yes. But look at the very edge of the west tower. You can see the true horizon is present on the building. Which is the darker line along the building the red arrow is pointing to
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All this time, money and drama, and it’s an ugly beige building with a lot of weird geometric features that look like mistakes, rather than interesting modulations. The best I can say for it is that it isn’t generic like the “Caledonia” kitty-corner, although that building at least manages to recede into the background. This is my neighborhood, and I’m sure looking forward for it to be done, just so that it’s done.
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mdoudoroff–I agree–never liked these buildings. While the idea of skewing a structure has been shown to work in other projects, this one just comes across as a misshapen hulk with add joints and crazy angles. Heatherwick’s Lantern Building across the street is much better. I’ve walked that part of the HighLine and the closeup views of the buildings has not changed my reactions.
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I am a fan of any work of Architecture that rises above the class of “generic” buildings. I like the idea of Architecture as sort of a ‘public art installation’ that one would stop in their tracks and admire, or marvel at the sheer novelty of the Architectural design.
I agree, that the Lantern Building is much more ARTFUL architecture; but they both qualify as Architecture with a capital A.
If I were teacher at Architecture school; I, would most like be considered an “easy A” instructor. 
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I feel that Lantern House—which we call the Monkey Barrel Building—is one idea that was scaled/repeated too far/much. There’s a half-height variation, but what works pretty well on the smaller of the two towers is a bit monotonous on the larger. Could be a lot worse, of course.
Yeah, you’ve basically inflated a D (made an effort) to an A (great architecture). The bar is low, given that nearly all tall/high density construction these days is the same thing, with a “novel” superficial skin (if you’re lucky). It begs the question whether a contemporary skyscraper can ever be great architecture, and I would respond that the opportunity within the available parameters is vanishingly small.
Another BIG project, VIA 57, looks interesting from a mile away, but treats the surrounding streets like alleys. I’d give it a D.
Infoshare–Agree! You’re an easy A! I do appreciate the effort to do something new at One High Line. For that they get a high grade. But it just didn’t work out well for me. The project gets a K for close. It reminds me of some of my students who try so hard to impress that they tie themselves in knots.
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Fraud charges -
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Developer Nir Meir was indicted with five other real estate executives for allegedly stealing at least $86 million in a years-long fraud scheme, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday afternoon.
**[HFZ Capital Group and construction firm allegedly swindled investors, contractors and city tax collectors during Meir’s five-year stint as second-in-command at HFZ, according to the DA’s office. The case largely centers on the construction of the $2 billion The XI condominium development in Chelsea, where prosecutors claim Meir masterminded a scheme to funnel $254 million from the project into other accounts, dooming it to failure and causing financial chaos at HFZ over four years.
Meir, HFZ head of construction Athony Marrone and project manager Louis Della-Peruta were indicted on Wednesday, along with Omnibuild Co-CEO John Mingione , project manager Roy Galifi and accountant Kevin Stewart .
Full article at
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A luxury real estate developer accused of operating a criminal enterprise?
Sounds awfully familiar!
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Explains the messy timeline of this complex, covid notwithstanding.
I was working across the street when they broke ground on that building. That was about 2015. Still not finished.
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Yes, this has been my quandary about this projects endless timeline. This start-stop-start again process indicated something way more than covid, or the usual construction/design issues: now we know there is a back story with legal issues that will keep this project stalled.
Good update - thanks.
Here is the story without the paywall of the other article.
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